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Boots IJMer ihe B
Miss Lydia Vv Lite had two lo
Tom Green and Willie Jone?.
Both were good-looking, well
young mechanics, and both lovec
devotedly, if their own vehemeu
sertions conld be credited. I
was in something of a di lem ma
corning them.
Slie had no particular prefei
for either of them, but sho want
be married sometime, aud Mr. "V
was opposed to long courtships,
Aunt Jane kept assuring her tba
bed and table linen would got y<
by being packed away in the bi
so long ; and she always took free
opportunities of saying "that
of her girls ever was single after
had reached the age of eighteen
not a minit!"
And as Lydia counted her ;
four more than 18, of course this
te:- insinuation of Aunt Jane's
deeply.
Lydia turned the matter over
ou.-ly in her mind, argued it pro
con which she should take. Grce
Jones.
She was in some, degree ronn
and had indulged in gorgeous dr
of marrying a seeond Napoleon ;
courage, in fact, if there was
quality that she admired in a ma
was bravery. . t
When she said anything about
in the hearing of Tom or Willie,
bogged her to put them to the ti
they would joyfully die for her ii
stood in need of such a sacrifice,
assured her over and over again.
On Sunday evening, as indeed
frequently the case, Jones and G
b'>tn happened to call at Ly
about the same time.
Lydia went out of the room a
nine o'clock on pretence of bringi
book of engravings, but she sh(
returned in great perturbation.
" What is it ? What is the mati
ciied the two lovers in a chorus
" OJ dear rn: !" sighed L\
"such a dreadful, dreadful th
Who wuuld have thought it in
peaceful community ! Oh. Mr. Jc
Mr. Green! You cannot think
glad-hov.- relieved I am that
are here. I should be frighten ec
death were it otherwise!" And
clung first to one and then to
other with a confidence perfectly
fatuating.
" Tell us what it is ?" cried Gr
"Enlighten us as to the ?
of this emotion," said Jones. .
had been to the Chicken Va
Academy two "quarters," and i
some large words,
" Oh, you are both so brave !"
ed Lydia, admiringly; "I feel
it' I were protected DJ ah army!
Green drew himself up to his
height, which was just five feet, ?
il must be confessed that beside
Herculan Jones he looked lik?
Bantam rooster beside a Shanghai
" Command me !" said Green, "o
let me know your bidding ?"
" Ask my assistance," said Joi
" and it, shall be given as free as
streams give water to the sound
ocean !"
" Hush ! for pity's sake," s
Lydia ; " he's up stairs in the sp
room! Under the bed ! Father I
a hundred dollars paid him yesterc
for a cow, and this is a plan to J
the house. 1 saw his boots stick i
from under the counterpane."
" Good heavens! cried Gre
getting behind Juries.
"And such big boots, too," si
Lydia " twelves I am sure !"
"Jupiter! what a giant he mi
be?":said Tom.
" Tom ! oh Willie ! protect mc
cried .Lydia, pathetically, and th
both protested they would shield 1
with the last drop of their blood.
" Then go up stairs and seize t
villain," said Lydia.
" You had letter go first," sa
Jones, ,:1-don't know the way."
"I will show you the way," sa
Lydia.
" Xor I." said Green, " and you'
the biggest : it belongs to you to lei
on.'
And the two gallant young mt
r luctant?y followed her up staii
& :o opened the door of the spa
chamber softly, and they saw tl
boots very distinctly a most e:
treraely dirty pair of cowhides, whic
J"> iced as though their owner ha
tramped through twenty miles <
swamp; and made no acquaintanc
wah rags or scrapers afterward.
" A-mighty big man he must b
with such a pair of feet," said Jone
.. Hadn't we better call your fath?
a..a Mr. Barry, the hired man?"
.. I think wo had," said Gree
timidly.
.. I don't," said Lydia, decidedly
{t:. : e! I believe the boots arc mov
ing. Oh, goodness me !"
And, as she. screamed, Jones am
Green simultaneously made a rus]
for the chamber door. Jones stum
Wed over a wash stand and wen
headlong to the foot of the stairs
wash stand and all. -ind Lydia, bj
clint lng ?o the skirts of Mr. Gieen"
cost, kept him from following hi
rival.
uWhat in the deuce is to pa]
here?" asked Jack Barry appearing
on the scene in his shirt and trowsen
an<l his light carly hair standing oui
all over his he?.d, Hice the bristles oft
lamp chimney i'rush; .
Lydia points to the boots.
'. Don't touch him," whined Green.
He may have a pistol or something
abc", bim, and hurt somebody."
"You chicken livered whelp!?
crit i Barry, " you're afraid to see
what's bel; i nd the boots, are ye?
We !, i'll show you."
? nd Barry seized the frightful
obj? zt aud gave a pull so strong that
he went over backwards on the floor
wir"i a boot in either hand.
' Jupiter !" he cried. " I neve? saw
an;* boots come off so easy as that.
T<e ,;; see the feet." And diving
i n :r the bed, he lifted the counter
^a ? md displayed-nothing.
'* Lint where is tho owner of the
boc - ?" cried he, scratching a bruise
on his nose, and looking infinitely
puzzled.
" Here !" said Pa White, appearing
at the door. " I'm the owner, and
here I've been hearing this terrible
noise for the last ten minutes, and
thinking there was a fire over on the
corner. But not a sign of my boots
coul 1 I find. Who put them there,
Lydi-v ?"
" But Lydia was bathing Barry's
nose Green and Jones had sense
enough to see that they were DE TEOP,
And they took their departure
without any elaborate farewells.
"By jinks," said C:een to Jones,
on their way home. " Iv[e got an
idea; it's my opinion that jade of a
girl put theia boots there herself, on
purpose to try us."
"Of course* she did," said Jones
sulkily; women are as deceitful as the
devil "
?-^ 4^-.
- A thoroughly honest man will not
lie-gpyea.to his dog, or in any way betray
the brat?*s" confidence". ~~~ j
BT Dt R.DURISOE.
:? ?fe......
"liM I."I...I,'ll.'..<>..'...'..'.t.'............I'^
ED^"?FIELD, S. C., MAY 18, 1571.
VOLUME XXXY.-rVo. 2?.
THE COTTON MANIA.-The Sout
ern agricultural press, though sui
ciently reactionary and oppoced
the political reconstructive policy
Congress, still sees the necessity foi
social reconstruction. A great effo
is being made by these agricultur
oracles to overthrow the; reign
King Cotton. The Helena (Arl;
Chronicle has a slashing ' article <
this question, in which it complai
that the result of all their preachii
agpinst cotton is that everv year
larger area is planted of this decei
ful crop. Several years ago, at
Planters' Convention in! Mississipj
it was resolved that they would on
plant during that season seven acr
to the hand. Each member of tl
convention went home with the fr
belief that his fellow member wou
adhere to the resolution, but resolv?
to disregard it himself. An euo
mous crop of . cotton was raised, wi
little corn or other feed crops. Tl
consequence was low priced cott<
with high priced provisions. Tl
farmers of the Northwest, of cours
like such a policy, as it opens a oro
table home market for their producl
The mule raisers of Kentucky lil
it, as the stereotyped agricultur
system of the South offers no comp
tition to their own specialty. Sin
the close of the war the conservatio
old, stiff habits of the Southern fa
mers and planters seem to be makii
a determined offort to keep out s
ideas of progress as a badge of Ya
kee superiority. The result will 1
that these farmers will ultimate
sell out or be sold out by the sheri
This thing cannot go on forever.
Washington Chronicle.
THE RADICAL DIVISION of LABO
-An attentive observer cannot b
have noted how much at variance tl
actions of the Radical party in Soui
Carolina, are with the insincere utte
anees of the Radical press. It is n
difficult, however, to solve the myst
ry. A solemn agreement exists b
tween D. H. ? Chamberlain and tl
two Radical papers, of the one pai
and Speaker Moses and others, of tl
other part, that they, the said D. I
Chamberlain and the said radical p?
pers are to do the fair talking, tl
virtue, the morality, and the religio
of the conspirators, while the rest i
the party do the stealing. This
what they call " the division of labor
This is Radical "political economy,
-Fairfield Herald.
No Rome
No home. What a misfortune
How sad the thought ! There ai
thousands who know nothing of tb
blessed influence of-dear comfortabl
homes, merely because of a want (
thrift, or from dissipated habit
Youth spent in frivolous amusemenl
and demoralizing associations, leav
ing them at middle age when th
physical and intellectual man shoul
be in greatest vigor, enervated an
without a laudable ambition. Friend
long since lost, confidence gone, an
nothing to look to in old age but
mere toleration in the communit
where they should be ornaments. N
home to fly to when wearied wit
the struggles incident to life ; no wjf
to cheer them in despondency ; n
children to amuse them, and no vir
tuous household to give zest to th
joys of life. All is blank, and ther
is no hope or succor except thatwhic:
is given out by the hands of privat
or public charities. When the famil;
of the industrious and sober citizen
gather around the cheerful fire of ;
wintry day, the homeless man in seek
ing shelter in the cells of a statioi
hou^e, or begging for a night's rest ii
the out building of one who 6tarte<
in lifo at the same time, with no great
er advantages ; but honesty and in
dustry built up thai: home, while dis
sipation destroyed tie other.
Practical Jokes.
A French auditor of accounts ii
the seventeenth century was a grca'
practical joker all his life, and ever
played a trick after he had lost th(
power of enjoying ir, for he left foin
candles to be carried at his funeral
which had not been burning fifteen
minutes before they went off as fire
works,
When a lady condescends to a prac
tical joke it is generally a very neat
one. M. Boncort, the rich financier,
was very stingy to his wife in the mat
ter of pin-money. One day a lady,
closely veiled and very anxious not
to be recognized, called upon him and
borrowed a large sum, leaving her
diamonds as a pledge. It waa his
wife.
The French thieves som etimes used
to steal so funnily that even their vic
tims were half inclined to pardon
them.
The duke of Fronsac, nephew of
Marshal Richelieu, was coming out of
the opera ono night in a splendid
dress, embroidered; with pearls, when
two thieves managed to cut off his
coat-tails. He turned into his club,
where everybody laughed at him, and
so he found out what had happened,
and went home. Early the next
morning a well-dressed man called at
the Duke's hotel, and demanded to
see him at once on a matter of the
most vital importance.
Monsieur de Fronsac was awaken
ed.
"Monsieur," said the visitor, "I
am an officer of police. Monsieur,
the Lieutenant of police has learned
the accident which happened to you
yesterday on leaving the opera, and
I have been sent by him to request
you to order the coat to be placed in
my hands, that we may convict the
offender by comparing it wtth the
mutilated tails."
The dress was given up, and the
Duke was in raptures with the vigi
lance of the police ; but it was anew
trick of the rogue who had stolen the
tails, by which he possessed himself
of the entire garment.
-1-- ?^>i?-?
WoHiaii
A woman in a neighborhood is
only exceeded by another woman.
She can love truer, or hate worse than
the men of ordinary calibre.
She can make of home a little
Heaven or a little Hell, on less cap
ital that any other business can oe
carried on.
She is better than pine or stone
coal for keeping a neighborhood boil
ing hot and home more unendurable
than a burn on your first thumb joint,
all the time making you think she is
a package of refined innocence, a
saint, a favorite angelic advertising
agent for Gabriel.
She c?n kiss another woman sweeter
and then talk about her worse than
one of these Reform Republicans can
talk about the President.
She can make a ten or a hundred
dollar bill go up, ph, so quick 1
She can be nicer to a woman she.
hates than a carpet-bag politician is
to a negro before he has voted.- . ; ':
She can walk further to display a'
new dress than. a loyal or disloyal
contraband could travel for chickens
,n the night. * - 1
?,1 rt-fc?'-..
she knowe more by intuition
of all the affairs of the neighborhood
than Grant knows about his relations
or the post office presents he receives,
or is' willing to !
And God love her, if she loves a
man, she will stick to him longer than
the Dent family will to the immortal
speech maker,.Ulysses!
Like dollars good women are hard
to get., hard to keep, bothersome to
look after, but here is a conundrum.
How can we get along without them?
-Pomeroy s Paper.
Brevities and Levities.
- A Troy man who recently was paid
$1,500 insurance money on some proper
ty that was burned, visited a gambling
den the same day, lost more than half
tho amount, and ever since has been
wishing his house had not burned.
- The Ku-Klux clamor raised with so
much din and noise throughout the coun
try by the Radicals, is intended to divert
attention and scrutiny from their own
party, just as tho thief, pursued hythe
crowd, hall?os thief the loudest of any to
escape detection and arrest.
- Never say anything to a lady about
her dress and appearance. Sensible girls
despise flattery, and no girl is sensible
enough to teke criticism graciously.
-One o'-clodk' in .the afternoon and
eight o'clock in the evening are the
most fashionable hours for church wed
dings.
- An " Improved-Nursing Apparatus" j
is advertise*. We don't believe the old
way can be improved much. There are
some things that were about complete at
the beginning.
-He that has never known adversity
is but half acquainted with others or I
himself. Constant success shows us but
ono side of the world. For as it sur
rounds us with friends wh : will tell us
only our merits, so it silences those ene
mies from -whom alono wo can learn our
defects.
- Three-year old, energetically, to a
fly on the wall: "Soo, fy, don't bozzer
me." Mother: "Dear, dear, where did
you learn that?" Three-year old, sing
ing : " Dat what my muzzar said."
- "Henpeck" is the name of a post
office in Alexandria county, Illinois. It
does a small business. Tho males avoid
- There is a colored man at Knoxville,
Tenn., that earns five cents occasionally
by standing barefooted on a hot stove.
Every time he does it they telegraph to
the Tribxine about how the Ku Klux
compel colored people to stand on hot
stoves at the imminent risk of their
lives.
?* Centralized Despotism."
An article in favor of "Centralized
Despotism," which appeared yesterday
in the Press of this city, derives signifi
cance from the late relations happily and
profitably established between its propri
etor and the military President aspiring
to renomination. There is an official
stamp now to what it utters, and every
dry it is trying the public temper, and
the temper of the Republican parry, with
suggestions more or less veiled, for the
establishment of military despotism.
Against this the Democracy aro a unit.
But it is also just to say that a very large
portion of the Republican party have not
utterly deserted the principles that the
' name implies. Radicalism and despotism
are now synonymous terms, but daily we
receive encouragement, from Republican
sources, to fight with unabated, courage
tho great battle for free, constitutional
government. The whole of the P.. publi
can party have not yet been brought or
bought to prefer tho will of a Ulysses S.
Grant to the recorded wisdom of all the
great patriots and statesmen bf Europe
and America, who handed down to this
generation the principles that are embo
died in tho Constitution and the laws
of this free, Federal Republic.
Tho Press wakes up suddenly to the
faot that States' rights, which it fondly
thought defunct, aro alivo yet. It says :
"The dogma of States' rights, which
wo hail happily thought defunct, is being
revived, and the commonality dazzled
with lucid expositions of tho Constitu
tion at the hands of learned lawyers and
. recondite editors."
Yes, the doctrine is "alive and kick
ing," and may yet kick out of office some
who flatter themselves with hopes of a
life tenure of it, under a consolidated
despotism. It is cherished by those
whom our aristocratic contemporary calls
'i thc commonality." The fling at lean:*
ed lawyers, who still sustain Suite rights,
is no doubt intended for the Supreme
Court of the United States. One of the
recent decisions of that tribunal was in
the important case brought up to it by a
Judge in Massachusetts; and the Su
premo Court of the United States affirm
ed, in tiri? emphatic language, tho judg
ment already given lu tho court below,
that tho tax was " unconstitutional."
Philadelphia' Age.
Head! Read!
>-o
The place to find something PURL
and GENUINE in the way of
CHAMPAGNE WINES and
BRANDIES, is at the Drug Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY.
If you wish PURECOGNA'C
BRANDY for Medical purposes, go to
MARKERT & CLISBY"S.
If you want a PURE ARTICLE of
SHERRY or MADEIRA WINE, go
to
MARKERT & CLISBY'S.
If -yon desire a good article of
OLD JAMAICA RUMorHOLLAND
GIN call at the Drug'Store of'.'
MARKERT & CLISBY.
We will also state that we have a
few gallons of that GOOD OLD RYE
and CORN still on hand.
MARKERT & CLISBY.
If you wish a superior article of
SHERRY for Cooeing purposes, very
cheap, call at the Drug Store of
MARKERT & CLISBY,
To gentleman who iudulge in the
luxury of Chewing and Smoking, we
respectfully announce, (and clo so
contentiously,) that we have, and
are determined to keep .on hand, the,
BEST brands ?f Chawing and Smok
ing ITOBACCO sirA 6?GARS..
MARKERT & CLISBY.
Mar 15 tf 12
NOTICE
ALL Persons indebted to WILLIAM HILL,
dro-ued, are bore* J notified to make pay
ment to mo as bia Administrator.. And all
persons bidding claim* ngahst bim nro notified
to proscrit the s*ine for payment within (he
time prescribed by law.
WALLACE J. DELPH, Adm'or.
Mar 20 ' Ct IS
JUST RECEIVED,
ALARGE Lot of VERY FINE HAIR
BRUSHES and COMBS.,
MARKERT * CLISBT.
Mer ?? tf . ? U
ASPEE?ftnfl an<v(?itoi? broody
foctbat alarming ?md oftenAtal<Jls.
ease, a?dthe bestR?medy fbr Whooping
Cough and? A?&ma.? .-For Bale by
WfM G. lu PENN, Druggist.
Apr2? tf 18
THE undersigned, COTTON FAC
TORS, and GENERAL COMMIS
SION MERCHANTS, of Augusta, Geor
gia, take pleasure in announcing to the
public generally, and particularly to the
citizens of Edg?held andadjoining Coun
tieSiOf. S?nth Carolina, that they have
associated with their firm, Capt. LEWIS
JONES, of Fdgefleld County, S. C., who
is duly authtrized to receive and extend
orders, or transact any matter of business
connected with our House.
We earnestly solicit a liberal share of
patronage,-and guarantee full satisfaction
to our customers. .
JENNINGS, SMITH & CO.
tty We have for Sale PURE PETTIT
GULF COTTON SEED, at Ono Dollar
per Busher.
Augusta, Mar. 29,1871, tf 15
. ON TIME !
20,000 Dry Salt SIDES,
20,000 Dry Salt SHOULDERS,
20,000 Smoked SHOULDERS,
20,000 Smoked C. R. SIDES,
200 Bbls. FLOUR.
100 Bags COFFEE, .
25. Tierces LARD,
50 Bbls. MOLASSES,
1,000 Bush. CORN,.
5,000 Bush. OATS.
Also, full Stock of SUGARS, SYRUPS
and LIQUORS of all kinds, for sale ON
TLME, payable 1st November, with Fac
tor's Acceptance, by
j. F. & ?. ?T. MilXiER,
No. 216 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
Apr 12
Opposite National Bank..^.
* ira' 16
J? W.BA?ON. d' J. J. BACO.V.
J. W. Bacon& Bro.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL .
Manufacturers and Dealers
In all kinds of
SABDLES,HARNESS,
LEATHER) TRUNKS,
RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING,
WOOD HAMES, WHIPS,
VALISES, CARPET BAGS,
SHOE FINDINGS,
French and American CALF SKINS,
AND ALL KINDS OF LEATHER, Ac.
SADDLES and HARNESS Repaired and
Mode to Order.
Highest Prices Paid for Hides.
Agents for Pioneoi; Papor Mill?. All kinds
of MANILLA WRAPPING PAPER on hand.
Don't forget tho place, 166 Broad Street,
ander tho Augusta Hotel, Augusta, Ga.
Mar 20 3m 14
J. F. BROD?. R. R. BUDOIKS. H. C. HDDOIS
BRODIE & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
-AND
COMMISSION MERCH'S.,
Norta Atlantic Wharf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
LIBERAL ADVANCEMENTS MADE ON
CONSIGNMENTS.
^5Sr-Refer to ANDREW SIMONDS, Esq.,
President National Bank, Charleston, S. C.
Aug 25 .8m 35
GUANO ! GUANO !
w.
E beg leave to inform our customers
and fr ?on ds that we. sro still Agents for G.
OBER ? SONS' CELEBRATED GUANOS,
wbioh wo aro now OFFERING AT RE
DUCED RATES, vii:
Phosot Peruvian or A. A*
Aiumoniated Super Phosphate,
Georgia Cotton Compound,
Ammoniated Alkaline Phospate,
--ALSO
Chappell's i Ammoniated Super
Phosphate,
Pore Land Piaster,
Pure Peruvian Guano, &c.
TheseGl ANO? aro well known in Edge
field, and we respectfully refer to all who
have used them.
Orders solicitod. Apply to Z. W. CAHWILE
or TIIOS. W. CARWILE, EdgclicldC. Ii , W
EDWARD CARWILE, Ridge, or *\ our
Warehouse in the City of Augusta, Ga.
WARREN, WALLACE & ( 0.
Augusta, Feb 22 3m <J
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.
Probably never belbrc in tho whole history of
Medicine, has any tiing won so widely tum so
deeply upon uic confidence of mankind, BS this
excellent remedy for pulmonary complaints.
Through a long aerie? of years, and anion;,' moat
of the races of men it has risen higher and higher
iii their estimation, os it has become bet ter known.
Its uniform character and power to cure thc va
rions affections of thc lungs and throat, have
made it known as a reliable protector against
them. Wliile adapted to milder forms of disease
and to young children, it is at thc same time the
moat effectual rmnedy that can be given for incip
ient consumption, and thc dangerous affections
of the throat and lungs. Aa n provision against
Budden attacks oflOnosm. it should bc kept on
hand In overy family, and indeed as all are sonic
tunes subject to colds and coughs, all should bc
provided with this onUclote for them.
Although settled Consumption is thought in
curable, still great numbers of cases where the
disease seemed settled, have been completely
cured, and thc patient restored to sound health
by tho Cherry Perforai. So complete is its
mastery over uic disorders of the Lungs ?nd
Throat, that the most obstinate of them yield to it.
When nothing else could reach them, under tho
Cherry Pectoral they subside and disappear.
Singer* and l'ublic Spealu-rs Und great
protection from it.
Asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.
Bronchitis is generally cured by taking Uic
Clierry l'eetoral in small and frequent doses.
So generally are Its virtues known, that wc
need not publish the certificate II of them herc, or
do more.than assure Uic public that its quaii?es
ure fully maintained.
Ayer's Ague dire,
For Fover. and, Ague, Intermittent Fever,
Chill' Fever/ Remittent Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &c,
and indeod all tho aifeotions which.arise
from malarious, marah, or miasmatic
poisons.
As its name implica, it does Curr, and does not
faiL Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bis
muth, Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous
substance whatever, it in nowise injures any pa
tient. Tho number und importance ol* its cures
in the agiie districts, are literally beyond account,
and we bollcve without a parallel in thc history
of Ajrr*c medicine: Our prido is gratified by tho
acknowledgments rb receive of tho radical cures
effected in obstinate cases, and where oilier rem
edies had wholly failed.
Unneclimatcd persons, cither resident in. or
travelling through miasmatic localities, will be
j protected by tnkmgthe AGUE CURE dally.
For Liver Complaints, arising from torpid
ity of the Li ver, it bi an excellent remedy, stimu
lating thc Liver into healthy activitvl
For Bilious Disorders ami LiVer Complaints, it
ls an excellent remedy, producing mnnv truly
remarkable cures, where other medicines had
failed
Prepared by pit. J. 'c. AYER & Cc, Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass., and
sold nil round the world.
rAiGE, $ijp HOTTTJE.
fiSTFor salo by ALL DRUGGISTS.
Aug 17 ly 34
MONTHLY: MAGAZINE,
mM IhMqre per Annum,
64 PACES READING MATTER,
30 PAGEjUDVEBTlSEMENTS,
WALKER, BVAJJS & COGSWELL,
?. WT?TT AIKEN,,
CHABLCSTON, S. C.
NOTICE
F ytu want NICE 0?NDY, bur from
MABKERT & CLISBY.
HAVE now in Store ono of the most Superb Stocks of DRY GOODS they have
ever had the pleasure of offering their Customers. And in regard to the prices, have
only to say that they buy. their Goods for .Cash, thus getting all the advantages in
purchasing that any house can get, and having hada successful experience in the
business for over twenty years, they feel that their stock is well suited to the wants
of consumers. And selling, as they do, upon a Cash basis, tliev can give all the ad
vantages to their customers that any house can give, and much better than the houses
that buy on time and sell on credit, as such houses cannot buy so cheap, and losing
many debts for which they have to make out of those who buy of them for cash.
They will not attempt to enumerate; their Stock, butonlv mention a.few leading articles
and prices. They now have DRESS GOODS, of all 'descriptions, from 12?c to the
finest. '
CALICOES, from 5c. to 12ic.
PERCALES, at 16cv 20c. and 25c.
. Tlie best BLACK ALPACAS at 25c. ever offered in any market, and from thal
to the best. -
PIQUES from 20c. to the finest. ?
MOURNING GOODS, of all descriptions, j
A superb assortment of BLACK SILKS, all grades, and verv cheap.
PLAIN, COLORED, STRIPED and CHECKED SILKS, in great variety.
WHITE GOODS, of all the leading kinds and makes.
BLACK LLAMA and WHITE LACE POINTS; also, many other.new style
wrappings.
BLACK SILK LACES, EMBROIDERED BANDS, FINE LACE COLLARS,
' HANDKERC HIEFS, ?fcc., ?fcc. .
A great variety of NOTIONS, FANCY ARTICLES, TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS,
FANS, PARASOLS, CORSETS, HOOP SKIRTS, <fcc.
TABLE DAMASK, TOWELINGS, NAPKINS, MARSEILLES QUILTS, ?fcc.
All the leading brands in BLEACHED GOODS, DOMESTICS, Linen and Cot
ton SHEETINGS, ?fcc, ?fcc. '
Always on hand, a superior assortment of Goods suited to the wants of Gents
and Boys.
To all of which they respectfully invite the attention of their friends and custo
mers. '
To those at a distance, they have to say that they pay special attention to Orders,
and send samples by mail when requested.
They will also pay the express freight on Goods, when ordered from their Stock at
retail, provided the amount ordered is $10 and over, for Cash.
This they can well afford, as they fill the order during leisure moments, which is
time saved, and to them is worth thc freight they pav, and which they are willing to
allow thc customer, thus placing the Goods at their Depot as Cheap as if they lived
in the city. In sending Goods m this way, the money can be paid on delivery.
Persons sending Orders, and trusting to the judgment of thc firm to make selec
tions for them, may rest assured .that their best efforts will be used in trying to please,
and anything they may select which does not come up to the requirements of the
order may be returned, and the money will be refunded. Give them a trial.
' Y. RICHARDS & BROS.,
FREDERICKSBURG STORE,
Corner by.the Planters' Hotel.
AUGUSTA, GA.
Augusta, April 12, . tf 16
Watcb.es ?fe Jex^elarsr.
0
ESTABLISHED 1850.
THE Subaoribars would respectfully inform tbe Citizens of Edgefield and surrounding
country, ?hat they havo jost received a Largo Assortment of WATCHES, of tho Best
Manufacture, which they will offer at lower rates than any House in tho City.
In addition, will bo found a large Stock of FINE (?OLD JEWELRY, pct with Dia
monds, Rubies, Garnets, Coral,-BRIDAL SETS OF PEARL-NUPTIAL RINGS-WATCH
CHAINS, CHARMS, Ac.
A Fine Assortment SOLID SILVER WARE, embracing FULL TEA SETS, WAI
TERS, Ice and Water PITCHERS. CASTORS. Berry r.nd Butter DISHES, Card RECEIV
ERS, Card and Cake BASKETS, Cordial STANDS, GOBLETS, CUPS, FORKS and SPOONS,
?nd ovorythint; in the Silvor Ware line.
Always on hand a superb stock of GUNS AND PISTOLS, consisting of Fino Single
aud Double Barrel- GUNS, and Colt, Smith <fc Wessen, Remington, Cooper, Sharp and Der
ringer PISTOLS, and many others of the latest invention.
Also, FINE CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING CANES, PORTEMONNIES, and
FANCY GOODS of overy rarioty to be found in a first class Jewelry Establishment.
Wo would also remind the public that wc keep a Special Establishment for the REPAIR of
fine WATCHESf?nd JEWELRY. All work entrusted to our care will bc executed promptly,
neatly, and warranted for ono year.
A. PK0NTAUT & SON,
103 BROAD ST., ono Door below Augusta Hotel, AUGUSTA, GA.
Augusta, Dec 10 \ . ly 51
Merchants and
TAKE NOTICE.
Now on Hand and for'Sale Low
lOOO Sks. Fancy XXXX FLOUR,
800 " Family XXX "
500 " Extra XX
500 " Superfine X
200 Bbls Extra Family
3000 Bush. CORN,
50 " Planting GROUND PEAS,
100 Boxes SOAP,
25 Bbls.. WHISKEY.
Also a Choice Stock of GROCERIES, Consisting of SUGARS, COFFEES,
and EVERYTHING ELSE to be had in our Line. .
It will be greatly to the interest of all to give us a call, at 299 Broad St.,
Augusta, Ga.
F. E. STEVENS & CO.
Augusta, Apr 19 lm 17
ESTABLISHED 1828.
?W. H. BARRET. R. H.'LAND. S. HI SHEPPARD.
BARRETT, LAND & CO.
DEALERS VS
mm? Chea?cals T *
OILS,
GLASS AND DRUGGISTS' GLASSWARE,
291 Broad Si ree 3. August?, ?*a'.,
OFEER the following at lower figures titan the same class of Goods can
be bought elsewhere :
GUM OPIUM,
SULPH. MORPHINE,
QUININE,
Bromide POTASH,
Iodide POTASH,
ALUM,
Gum CAMPHOR,
COPPERAS, '
BLUE STONE,
Refined BORAX,
S. ?fe C. WOOD MATCHES,
MACCABOY SNUFF,
BITTERS of all kinds,
CLOVES,
W. B. POTASH,
Concentrated LYE,
LINSEED OIL,
SPERM OIL,
LARD OIL,
TRAIN OIL,
SPINDLE OIL,
MACHINE OIL,
CASTOR OIL,
SWEET OIL,
OLIVE OIL.
KEROSENE OIL,
PEPPER, Sifted, I ASTRAL OIL,
GINGER, WHITE LEAD, COLORS, ?fee.
SPICE, . . . i
Augusta, Feb 7 Sm 7
Planters' Grocery House.
BAKER, MILLEE & CO.,
AND
Dealers iii Produce,
267 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.,
KEEPING as usual a large and well assorted Stock of Choice Gro
ceries and Provisions, solicit a continuation of their Carolina friends'
kind patronage.
SST During tho Summer, those of their Planting Customers requiring
time purchases, will b'e accommodated for Cotton Factor's acceptances, paya
ble First'November next.
May 2 2m 19
l\?ore JNTew Groocls.
-o
I have this day received, in addition to mv'firet purchases,
50 Pieces BEST PRINTS,
1 Case Yard wide BLEACHING,
1 Case 7-8 Brown SHIRTING,
10 Pieces Bed TICKING.
10 Pieces PAPER CAMBRIC, all colors,
10 Dozen Ladies and Misses HOSE, a choice article, '
50 " Coats' COTTON,
Also, another supply Bi>.fi' and White PIQUETS, fresh from New
York, and very beautiful.
D . ' J. H. CHEATHAM.
. Apr 26 *_ ?
tf
18
A
Notice to Creditors.
, LL persons having .Claims, dgaiust
L the Estate, of.D. -M., GLOVER de
ceaMett'are requested .to give md. notifica
tion of their Respective .cl?inf? -prior -to
theist July next, as the heirs bf the Es
tato desire-to know the indebtedness of
the Estate. C. B. SL^VjER. I
A>r20 3t? a
A]
IVoticc.
LL persons indebted to thc Estate of-|
JAMES...-HtfTCHER^. <?oc-*d., will
iii ak o pavmentatanearly datej and those
hiving ?lalms against said -?state'wilt
render them in properly attested; without
?delay. .. . ...
i . -;-ELIZA HATCHER, Ad'ix.. ?
May 2 -.. 3t
Special Notices.
CONSUMPTION.
ITS CURE AND ITS PREVENTIVE.
By J. H. BCHEHOr, ?LD.
Many a haman being has passed away ftp whose
death there wasno other reason than toe neglect or
known and indisputably proven mean? or cure.
Those near and dear to family and friends are
.sleeping the dreamless el amber into which, han
they calmly adopted _ _
DB. JOSEPH H. S CHEW CH'S BIHPUB
. . . TBEATMEXT, m ?
and availed themselves of his wonderfully: effica
cious medldnes. they would not have fallen. ,
Or. Schenck has In his own case proved that
wherever sufllclent vitality remains, Goat vitality,
by his medicines and his directions for their nae, is
Quickened into healthful vigor.
In this statement there ls nothing presumptuous.
To the faith of the invalid ls made no representation
that ls nota thousand times substantiated by living
and visible works. The theory of the cure by-Dr.
Schenck's medicines ls as simple as lt ls un falling.
Its philosophy requires no argument It ls self-as
suring- self-convincing.
Tie Sea-weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills are the
first two weapons with which the citadel of the
malady ls assailed. Two-thirds of the cases of con
sumption originate In dyspepsia and a functionally
disordered liver. With this condition tho bronchial
tubes "sympathize" with the stomach. They-re
spond to the morbific action of the liver. Here then
comes the culminating result/and the setting in,
with all its dJstresslnp symptoms of
CONSUMPTXOW. _
The Mandrako Pills are composed of one of No
ture's noblest glfts-the Podophlllum Peltalum.
They possess all the blood-searching, alterative
properties of calomel, but, unlike calomel, they
"IE A VE WO HTVSG' BE?I^I*/?
Th? work of euro ls now beginning. The ylHated
and mucous deposits in the bowels and tn the ali
mentary canal are ejected. The liver,, like a clock,
ls wound up. It arouses from its torpidity. The
stomach acts responsively, and the patient begins
to feel that heJs getting, at last, . .
A StJPPXiT OF GOOD BIVOOB. '
The Sea-weed Tonic, in conjonction with tho Pius,
permeates and assimilates with the food. Chylln
catlon Is now progressing without Its previous tor
tures. Digestion becomes pal nies?, and the cure ls
seen to be at hand. There ls no more flatulence, no
exacerbation of the stomach. An appetite sets In.
MOW comes the greatest Blood Purifier ever yet
given by an Indulgent father to suffering man.
Bchenck/s Pulmonfc 8yrop comes In to perform Its
functlous and to hasten and complete the cure. It
enters at once upon Its work. Nature can not be
cheated. It collects and ripens the impaired and
diseased' portions of the lungs. In the form of
patterings,.lt prepares them for expectoration, and
Io 1 in a very short time the malady is vanquished,
tho rotten throne that it occupied ls renovated and
mode new, and the patient, In all the dignity ol re
gained vigor, steps forth to enjoy the manhood or
womanhood that was . <
GI VEX UP AS EOST.
The second thing ls, the patients must stay In"a
warm room until they get well ; lt Ls almost impos
sible to prevent taking cold when the lungs are dis
eased, but lt must be prevented or a cure can not be
effected. Presh air and riding out, especially In this
section of the country, in the fall and winter sea
son, are all wrong. Physicians who recommend
thai course lose their patients, if their Innes are
badly diseased ; and yet, because they are in the
house they must not sit down quiet; they must walk
about the room as much and as fast as the strength
will bear, to got up a good circulation of blood. The
Salients must keep in good spirits-be determined
> get welL This uss a great deal to do with the
appetite, and ls the great point to gain.
To despair of cure after such ovldenee of lt? pos
sibility in the worst cases, and moral certainty in
all otner3, ls sinful. Dr. Schenck's personal state
ment to the Faculty of his own cure was In these
modest words:
? Many years afro I was In the last stages of con
sumption : cou tined LO my bcd, and at ono timo my
physicians thoughtthat leonid not Uvea wcekr then,
like a drowning man catching at straws, I heard of
and obtained the preparations which I now offer to
the public, and they made a perfect cure of me. .It
seemed to me that I could feel them penetrate my
whole system. They soon ripened the matter in my
lungs, and I would spit up more thanaplntof offen
sive yellow matter every morning for a long time.
"As soon as that began to subside, my cough,
fever, pains, and night-sweats all began to leave me,
and my appetite became so great that lt was with
difficulty that I could keep from eating too much.
I soon gained my strength, and have grown in flesh
ever since.
" I was weighed shortly ofter my recovery," added
the Doctor, 'unen looking like amere skeleton ; my
weight was only ninety-seven pounds ; ray present
weight ls two hundred and twenty-five (223) pounds,
and for years I have enjoyed uninterrupted health."
Dr. Schenck has discontinued his professional
visits to New York and Boston. He or his-eon. Dr.
J. H. Schenck, Jr., still continue to see patients at
their Oillce, No. 15 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia,
every Saturday from 9 SK to'3 Ku.r Those who
wish a thorough examination with the Besplrc
meterwlllbe charged $5. TheBesplrometer declares
the exact condition of the lungs, and patients can
readily learn whether they are curable or not.
The directions for t? king the medicines are adapt
ed to the Intelligence even of a child. Follow these
directions, and kind Nature will do the rest, except
ing that In some cuses the Mandrake Pills are to oe
taken in Increased doses; the three medicines need
no other accompaniments than the ample instruc
tions that accompany them : First create appetite.
Of returning health, hunger ls the most welcome
symptom, when lt comes, ns lt will come, let the
de-pnlring at once be of good cheer. Good blood nt
once follows, the cough loosens, the night-sweat ls
abated. In a short time both of these morbid symp
toms are gone forever.
Dr. Schenck's medicines are constantly kept In
tens of thousands cf familles. As a laxative or pur
gative, the Mandrake Pills are a standard prepara
tion; while the Pulmonic Syrup, as a cureof coughs
and colds, may be regarded as a prophylactic
against consumption in any of Its forms.
Price of the Pulmonic Syrup and Sea-weed Tonic,
11.50 a bottle, or $7JO a half dozen. Mandrake Pills,
fe cents a box. For sale by all druggists and dealers.
BJTOHN F. HENRY, 8 College Place,
S ew York, wholesale Agents
'Augusta Constitutionalist.
Fi
$5 00
2 50
150
ROM and after this dato the terms ol
subscription to tho TRI-WEEKLY and
WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONALIST ar?
reduced as follows :
TRI-WBEKLY.
One copy, one year,
One copy, six months,
One copy, three months,
Five copies, (club) one year, 4 50 each.
Ten copies, (club; one year, 4 00 each.
WEEKLY.
One c?pyf one jrcar, ?2 00
One copy, six months, 1 00
Five copies, (club) one year 1 75 each,
Ten copies, (club) one year 1 50 each.
The TRI-WEEKLY, containing full
Telegraph and Market Reports, with all
the leading Editorials of the DAILY, is
published and mailed every Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday morning.
The WEEKLY, an eight pago paper,
convenient size for binding, containing
full and accurate Market Reports, Tele
graphic News, Editorials and Miscella
neous matter, is printed and mailed every
Monday.
We shall strive to make the CONSTI
TUTIONALIST, in the future, worthy
the liberal patronage heretofore enjoyed.
STOCKTON & CO.,
Proprietors.
Augusta, Apr 22 '?ttl 18
Russ' Celebrated Prepa
rations.
Now in Store a full Stock
.Russ' SCHNAPPS, in quirts and pints,
" MADEIRA WINE,
' " SHE RUY WINE,
" PORT WINE,
" CHERRY BRANDY,
**? BLACKBERRY BRANDY,
" GIN-CO CK-TAIfj,
". RASPBERRY SYRUP,
" LEMON SYRUP, 4c, 4c.
All warranted of the best quality, and for
.-ale at Augusta pricey.
. W. F. DURISOE, Sr.
Mar's 3m ll
P. P. TO ALE,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
f Largest and most complete!
?' Manufactory of Do<-rf, SM shes, I
Blinds, Moldings, 4c, in ibe [
Southern States. j
Printed Price List Defies Compet?
lion.
SEND FOR ONE.
SENT FREE-ON APPLICATION.
April 2" 'ly 18
Mili Gearint,Shaft?n|SP?lIeys
Sept 20
SEND FORA ?IRCtilArU&i
>n ly 39
HOOLEYS
POWDER
I, now rowrded as tho KTA.NDABD UAKljG POW.
BB?AD, ?RIDDLE and other CAKES, &c, &o.
It la InMllblf.nad SUTBM resdy for imm?diats
?si. Th? ?* ?*? PO" "EB for ate on long SEA
VOYAGES to m PART OF THE GLOBE.. _
It is conranlent and economical. NO WASTE
OF FOOD PBEPABEl) WITH IT. SoM tTW-rnhero
Dy GBOCERS, SHIP-CHANDLERS "and DEALERS.
DOOLEY ?c BROTHER, Manufacturers,
WHOLESALE DETOT,
; "..... . . ggjggjyi*
CALL at SANDER?'/ DR??r STOR
'?nd^t?onroiruio-A3JE and ICE.
' April 19 I tf - 17
UNIVERSAL
LIFE INSURANCE CO,
NSW TOBE.
?fW :-ni"j ::^n*J rv/..
The Original Joint Stock LLT? In
surance Company of the
[cited Stales.
The business of this Company ii EXCLUSIVE
L Y confined, to the Insurance of firs* class ?
healthy ' lives.
The Distinctive Feature
of tbe Stock system of Life 'insurance, as op
pnBed to the Mutual, ia a. low rate of premium
for as ta tod sum insu r?d? which is IVMEDIATX,
SECURED and CERTAIN in lien of a high rai?
of premium with a promised dividend, which
U DISTANT, cosnsoESt and oseJWAIS ; this
so called dividend beiDg morel j a return ora
portion of th t: exec ff! ve and unncccmry pre
min m charged- ' in the ? fi rs fi o 11 an ce.'
Illustration.
Suppose that , an individual'agod thirty de'-:
drer to devote$200a year forthepurposeef
effecting an insurance on his life ; this, amount
will immediately secure him in the Ur?vzasAi,
the sum - of $11,751, payable on his deceased
This sum, paid to a company charging thef or
dinary mutual rates, would secure bim the nib
of $8,474-diff?rence, immediately sectored, ia
favor of the UsiYZRSAX, $3,277., . .,.
To illustrate the importance to -the policy
holder of low premiums in more getter*!
terms, it may be stated that by Breducion if
twenty-five fir cent, in tb? rate of pre mi nm, tia
same amount of money will secare ? policy
thirty-three and one-third per cent, greater, and
li se wiso that a reduction of tv en ty-fi ve percent
in thc rate of .premium, if precisely equivalent
to an annual cash dividend of thirty-three and
one-third per sent.'payable in advance, OT to 4
dividend of forty-fiit per cent, payable at the
end of five j eur?. ? - ? \ . ' I.
, By the Stock plan the full cash sf set of the
premium, is immediately, secured to the in
sured, the Company taking all the risk. By
tho Mumal plan tbe fall value is fimruM of
the premium paid ig not secured to the policy
bolder, who tokes portion.of the riek himself.
Tbe Premiums
charged by tho UHI VERSAL are ?a Iowas the
actu?l experience of injured life in this conn
try will justify, and on tbe ordinary Life tad
Ten-Year Non-forfeiture policies are' NEAR
LY ONE-THIRD LOWER than those charged
by the majority of Mutual Companies.
Special attention is asked to our " Return
Premium Plan," by which the amount of the
policy rt secured simply by the temporary de
posit of the annual premiums, which are rs*
turned in full, together with . the amount as
Mired, to tho holder of policy when it shall
become a claim upon the Company.
A clause is inserted in the policies issued by
the UNIVERSAL, in which tbeso results are dis
tinctly specified antLguarantesd.
GEO. B. LAKE,
General Agent*
CST Good Canvassei9 wanted.
ridgefield, S. C., Jan 26, tf
AUGUSTA HOTEL.
EIURPUY & AY, Proprietors.
Wi
E take this opportunity of returning our
(hanks to the citizens'of Edgefield for the!?
past kindness to na. ru
Our Route is thoroughly renovated for SUM.
MER ACCOMMADATIONS-Rooms lsrge
and airy, and Table always supplied with tb?
best the market affords.
We will be pleased to welcome our Edgefield
friends and customers, and. wLl use every
effort to render their sojourn with us pleas
ant and agreeable.
Augusta, Mar 29 3inl4
II. PARKER. E. E. Tiacos.
PARKER & TEAGUE,
DENTISTS,
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
Ornee u;xt lo M?oOTrr? -H?<t-?n"vT"Wk>iaBi;
Mar 15 6m 12
WM. SHEPHERD ? CO.,
No. 24, Hayne St., Charleston, 8. C.,
DEALER IN
COOKING STOVJES,
Ranges, and Heating Stoves,
PST- Pictures of Stover, with Prices and
Description, will bc sent upon application.
Charleston, June 30 ly 27
JOHN BAUSKETT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law?
COLUMBIA, S. C.,
"^VlLL Practico in Edgefield, Lexington,
Barnwell-and Richland.
Columbia, Mar 8 ly ll
FRESH GROCERIES !
CHEAPER THAN EVER,
Now in Store A FULL, SUPPLY OF FAM
ILY GROCERIES which I am selling at
the very bottom prices.
W. F. DURISOE, Sr.
Mar 8 tf 10
Valuable Town Lot For Sale?
HAYING made a chance in my business,
I desire to sell my BOUSS AND LOT
in Edgefield, situated on Main Street, in the
heart of the town. The house is comfortable
and in good repair. Terms easy.
T. W. CAE WILE.
Mar. 22 tf_13
Florida Syrup.
JuST received SEVEN BARRELS FLORI
DA SYRUP. A splendid irticle. For sale
cheap. . W. F. DURISOE, Sr.
Captured at Last.
IVoT A RAT, ROACB or BED BUG can
be found at the Store of MAREERT 4 CLIS
BY. Why ? Because they use and sell SUBS
POP.
Mar 29 tf 14
BL
Medical Card.
A VING located myself in Granitc
ville, for the purpose of resuming the
practice of my Profession, and feeling
that long and practical experience justi
fies me in claiming a share of public pat
ronage, I now respectfully offer to tito
citizens of Graniteville and the surround
ing country my professional services as
a Physician. Calls npon mo at all'timbs
and all hours will meet with the prompt
est attention. '
I beg leave to refer to tho following
well known gentlemen: Dr.lW. D. Jen
nings, A. A. Glover, Esq., Jas. L. Mathfo
Esq., Julius Day, Esq., Andrew Ramsay;
Esq., W. F. D?risoe, Sr., Esq., 'J. A:
Bland, Esq., Dr. John Lake, Cupt. Lewis
Jones, Gen. R. G. M. Dunovant.
G. HORD M. D.
April 12_ lm lfi
Bankrupt's Sale*
i T the residence of the Bankrupt ED
i. WARD P. COLEMAN, ta Edgeflejd
County, South Carolina, will be ?old on
THURSDAY. 25th May, 1871> theft'?
TEREST of the Bankrupt in the REALI
TY OF THE ESTATE OF HIS FATHr
ER JOHN COLEMAN, dee'd,
Also, ONE HORSE,
THREE HEAD CATTLE,
And ALL OTHER PROPERTY of
said Bankrupt, not exempt by law from
the operations of the .Bankrupt Act,
Side to commence at ll o'clock,, A. M.,
and continuo until all the property is
sold."
xor Terms Cash.
WM. T. GARY, Assignee..
_May_3___4t_19
??ettPic Fly Paper.
THE most effective article , known.
Kills Flies instantly.j -For Baloat
G. L. PENN'S ?RTTG STORE.
May 2 _ tf 19
Cleansing Fluid.
THE Best Preparation in u^afixr taking
ou tall kinds of Grease Soot?.'
G. L. PENN'S DRUGSTORE. , :
^prjai .ju _i- j tf 18
TH? Forjint ?H'?pen for ?hie S?as^ w?^
choice Syrups, at
SANDERS' DRUG ST?RE."